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Friday, 22 July 2016

You are picked up from your hotel/residence in Delhi/NCR and transferred to Hazrat Nizamuddinn Railway station board Gatimaan Express Train to Agra.

08:10 HrsTrain departs at 08:10 AM from New Delhi railway station. Breakfast will be served in the train, which is included.

09:50 HrsTrain arrives at Agra Cantt railway station, Agra. Our compnay's representative will receive you from the railway platform itself on arrival and your guided city tour starts. You are going to visit today the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.

10:00 Hrs

Taj Mahal Tour

: Grieving Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in 16th Century in the memory of his wife Mumtaj Mahal, who died in childbirth at the age 39 years. The mausoleum got its name from her, hence called the Taj Mahal. It is a unique man made creature listed as one of the wonders of the world, made of while marble. At the time of construction, the marble had been imported from the place called Makarana near Jodhpur in Rajasthan by using animal carts. According to legends, it took 20,000 labors & artisans to complete the construction of Taj Mahal in 22 years. Their physical endeavor made it possible. Exceptional engineering work and intricate carving on the marble stone at Taj draw attention of millions of tourists from all across the globe. Taj Mahal is the UNESCO world heritage site.Taj Mahal is closed on Friday.

11:30 Hrs

Agra Fort Tour

: After the visit of Taj, We go to see the Red Fort in Agra located near by on the bank of river Yamuna. As it sounds, it is made of red sand stone, built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 15th Century. Some portion of fort is occupied by Indian Army, no public access to this part of the fort. It is again a fine example of Mughal architecture and craftsmanship dating back to 15th Century. The emperor Shah Jahan who built Taj, was incarcerated by his own son Aurangzeb in Agra Fort. The Shaken and ill conditioned old Shah jahan spent last eight years of his life in Agra Fort. According to legends, He used to look at Taj from the window of his room at Red Fort. It is a magnificent view of Taj Mahal from Agra Fort across the river Yamuna.

13:00 Hrs

Aftter the sightseeing tour of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, you will be taken to the five star hotel for Buffet Lunch.

14:30 Hrs

Fatehpur Sikri Tour

: After finishing the sightseeing tour of Taj Mahal & Agra Fort, we go to see the magnificent Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri is located 40 km away from Agra, popularly known as the Ghost City or Abandoned City. Mughal emperor Akabar built this city in 15th century in effort to shift his capital from Agra to new location 40 km away on Sikri ridge to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. It took emperor 15 years to complete the construction of a planned walled city including a series of royal palaces, harem, courts, a mosque, private quarters and other prominent buildings. It is made of red sand stone. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site. Unfortunately, Akbar had to abandoned the city shortly after its completion, due to a dearth of water in this area and its proximity with Rajputana.

16:30 HrsArrives back to Agra. Eexplore the city's culture by strolling down the markets/Bazars of Agra untill train departs. You can spend some quality time hanging out through the restaurants with wide range of cuisines, marble shops, carpet shops and leather items shops.

17:00 HrsYou will be dropped at Agra Cantt railway station to board Gatimaan Express train to Delhi.

17:50 HrsGatimaan Express train departs from Agra. Dinner is included and will be served in the train.

19:30 HrsTrain arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddinn Railway station, Delhi. Upon arrival, you will picked up from railway station and transferred to your hotel in Delhi.

Friday, 7 August 2015

We have finished our first "Malaysian" group tour of North India for July & August 2015. It was a successful trip including the visits of "Delhi- Rishikesh - Haridwar - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi". We had also put our clients this time in an overnight trains, just to get them an experience of the Indian Trains & they had lots of fun on board.

We had prepared an itinerary for them by keeping in mind as they were all first timers:

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Why Taj Mahal
is so significant?though there are
numerous exceptional structures mushrooming all across the world now days.
Answer to this is to visit the monument and go through the history behind it.
There was a divine purpose to build this beautiful marble building. It is believed
to say that Emperor Shah Jahan dreamt of the map of heaven and ordered his
artisans to build the replica. Lots of money from treasure house and physical
endeavor of artisans made it possible.

It is called a
symbol of love or an epitome of love as it indicates the unconditional love and
passion of an Emperor for his wife when you look at the Taj Mahal is
exceptional. The Emperor Shah Jahan ordered his workers or artisans from all
over the world in 16th century to build the Taj Mahal. Grieving
Emperor built it after death of his wife Mumtaj Mahal; hence building was named
after her. Taj Mahal is listed amongst the Seven Wonders of the World.

It took 22
years to build Taj Mahal with the help of 20,000 labors, artisans all the way
from Persia, Italy and different parts of India. It is an astounding mausoleum
that attracts millions of visitors every year from all over the world.Mumtaj
Mahal died at the time of giving birth to her 14th child. Thereafter
Emperor decided to build the marble mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife
who suffered to death.

Visitors are
delighted to see the engineering work such as intricate carving on the marble stone
used to build Taj Mahal. It draws an attention to the millions of tourist
towards Mughal architecture style. India visit can not be considered
accomplished without Taj Mahal visit. Taj Mahal is located in Agra city in
northern state of India called Uttar Pradesh. It is also listed amongst the
world UNESCO heritage sites. Apart from it, there are many more worth visiting
attractions to see in and around Agra such as Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
These two are also world UNESCO heritage sites.

Agra is an
important tourist place to visit when you are on India tour. Agra is well
connected by all the major cities through trains and roads. It is 200 km away
from national capital Delhi. It takes merely two hours to get Agra. Its
proximity has been the reason to joy for day trippers between New Delhi and
Agra. There are some fast trains to use for Day Trip to Agra from Delhi like Shatabdi train. One can do Same Day Agra Tour from Delhi either by
train or by car easily. It has become the best way to explore the city of Taj
in a day trip.

Thursday, 5 September 2013

If you are looking for best day trips in India than Agra
day excursion is the best choice. It is day tripper’s first choice as it
involves visit of the world’s most beautiful marble building mausoleum, the Taj
Mahal. Agra is located in Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the states in northern
India. Agra is accessible by road and train from all the major cities of North
India.

Day trippers used to use trains from Delhi to get the
city of Taj in earlier days but, since new Yamuna expressway has opened for travelers
two years back. It is also an obvious choice for traveling between these two
cities. We suggest that both options are good to use for day trip to Agra. Train offers meals on board while restaurants are
located on way to Agra following Yamuna Express way.

If you are a first timer to Agra than you have to take
care of your stuff while around the premises of Taj as street hawkers and
vendors can pressurize you to buy their products, though one strict NO will
solve the problem for sure. Taj has always been an excitement not only for
first timers but also for repeaters who come here over and again to adore
architecture of Taj Mahal.

Though history behind Taj Mahal is also fascinating one as
it is said to have built by grieving Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1631 and
1653 in the memory of his wife late Mumtaj Mahal who died at delivering her 14th
child at the age of 39 years old. Marble used in building Taj had been imported
from Makarana, which is located near Jodhpur in Rajasthan state. It took 22
years for Emperor to erect the world’s most beautiful marble structure with the
help of 20,000 artisans including Indian, Persians and Italian, which later
came under one of the wonders of the world and continues holding this title until
now.

Shopping in Agra during tour or after is a good idea and lots
of fun as well. Markets of Agra are dotted with leather, marble and carpet
shops. One can buy quality stuffs from here whether it comes to any product at
affordable price. Restaurants are easily seen here and available with variety
of foods ranging from continental, Indian, Chinese, Thai and European. Eating at
restaurants in-house start hotels would be an expensive bet for day trippers.
Though Taj Mahal is attraction of all season however, it is recommended to visit
it during winter months as marble heats up during scorching summer makes it
difficult to walk down at Taj complex.

It
is always good to hire an expert or government approved guide for sightseeing
tour of Agra. Because there are so many monuments or places to visit and
needless to say that it is meaningful to take guide for city tour. Day trippers
are also great admirers of Red for of Agra and the abandoned city Fatehpur
Sikri. These two monuments are also picked by travelers on same day Agra tour.

Day trip to Agra is recommended all days except Friday as Taj Mahal is closed on Friday.

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Short tours are becoming so popular now days in India as
there are various spectacular destinations located around some big cities like
Delhi, which can be visited in a day tour either by train or by road. And some
of them can be covered in a day or two or more. To access such places from
Delhi is very easy as frequency of flights and trains is very good from here.
We can take up some places as good short tour destinations here.

Agra:Same day Agra tour is very much in demand
amongst day tours in India. Agra is easily accessible by road and by train from
Delhi. City tour of Agra includes the visit of Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and
Fatehpur Sikri. Foremost attraction of Agra is TajMahal during sightseeing tour, which is one
of the wonders of the world built in 16th century by Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan. Stay here can be extended for an overnight or more days as per
desire. Agra is the most visited monuments in India as well.

Jaipur: Jaipur is 260 km
away from Delhi and covers the distance in 5 hours by road, though there are
very good connectivity of trains between these two historical cities available
as well. It is often called as “Pink City” of Rajasthan. City is worth spending
two to three nights as it offers vide range of tourist attractions such as the
Amber Fort, City Palace, Nahargarh Fort, An ethnic Village – Chouki Dhani, Jal
Mahal and Jaigarh Fort. Apart from monument, visitors get an opportunity to
explore Jaipur’s traditional market on feet, which are painted red in colours.

Rishikesh and
Haridwar:

These are India’s most sacred cities in the lap of
Himalayas. Haridwar is 200 km and Rishikesh is 230 km away from Delhi on way up
to north India. There are very good network of trains between Delhi and
Haridwar. Haridwar and Rishikesh can be covered in one day tour. These two
places are considered as door to the most sacred four Dhams of north India (Badrinath,
Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri). Countless temples and Ashrams can be seen
here during city tour. Haridwar is located on the banks of river Ganges.
Thousands of people come here and take holy dip in the river Ganges every day.
Hindu’s biggest religious congregation Kumbh is also held here. Evening Aarti
on the Ghats of Ganges in Haridwar and Rishikesh is worth seeing. It is a prime
attraction of all. Mansa Devi temple, Chandi Devi Temple, Hari-ki-Pauri, Swarg
Ashrams, Ghats, Lakshman Jhula etc are the main attractions. Two to three days
stay is recommended.

Mathura and Vrindavan:

Mathura is a birth place of Lord Krishna and Vrindavan is
a place where Lord Krishna spent his youth. These are often called as twin
city, located at a distance of 155 km away from Delhi on Delhi – Agra highway.
It can be covered in a day tour from Delhi but looking at the significance of
the place, one night stay is recommended. Krishna Janm Bhumi and Banke Bihari
Ji temple are amongst the most famous temples of Mathura and Vrindavan. Gokul,
Barsana and Goverdhan are also visited during the tour as Lord Krishna had very
close association with these places.

Goa:

When it comes to beach holidays in India, Goa is the
first place comes in mind. There are very good flight connectivities between
Delhi and Goa. It is a 2 hours flight from Delhi. Two to three nights stay is
recommended as it offers amazing beaches can not be seen elsewhere in the
world. Water sports and adventure activities in north Goa are main attractions.
Boat cruise in Goa is also a good experience to take away with you.

Varanasi:

One of the oldest cities of India, also called as Kashi
located on the banks of river Ganges. It’s Ghats and rituals happening all along
the Ghats are prime attractions of Varanasi. People participate in large number
to attend Aarti performed every evening on the river’s Ghat. There are very
good network of trains and flights between Delhi and Varanasi. Allahabad is
also very close to Varanasi where Kumbh mela is held. Two to three nights stay
is recommended here in Varanasi. During sightseeing tour, one can visit Sarnath
from here as well.

Short tours from Delhi
are in demand due to its accessibility, connectivity and feasibility to the
desinations like Agra, Jaipur, Mathura, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Goa and Varanasi. Same day Agra tour is most famous amongst all.

Friday, 10 May 2013

India is a land of
hospitality often refers as unity in diversity in true sense.India has
countless tourist attractions spreading over its 28 states and 7 union
territories make it an international tourism destination on world map. It
offers mountainous beauty of northern India to the cool beaches of southern
India and enchanting hill stations of eastern India to the deserts of western
India. Therefore, plan a trip to India wisely because India is a huge country
with unlimited natural and men-made attractions such as heritage monuments,
wildlife sanctuaries, beaches, pilgrimage sites, mountains and rivers etc. Get
your facts right in place about India before visiting it otherwise you may miss
some of its great attractions in trying to cover maximum. Minimum fifteen days tour
is recommended to cover each part of India. Dividing Indian holidays in parts
is a cool way to enjoy them.

Visiting North India:

Come to north India, it is
a paradise for adventure lovers and trekkers. It offers world renowned treks,
adventure spots, beautiful hill stations, significant pilgrimages and holy
rivers from Himalayas. Adventure activities like para-sailing, para-gliding,
white river rafting, trekking and mountaineering are main features in this
category. Move down a bit from here and get an opportunity to see India’s iconic
monuments like Taj Mahal in Agra and Red Fort in Delhi. Delhi is a hub for north
India and a good place to start trips to various parts of north India.Delhi receives all the international flights across
the globe making it a getaway to the northern India.

Visiting South India:

Winters are good to visit
south India as it tends to be very hot during summers. Chennai, Cochin,
Bangalore and Hyderabad are the centers to start a trip to South India as these
places receive domestic and international flights. All major cities are well
interlinked by railway network. South India is blessed with divine natural
beauty and prominent temples of India. One can not miss to have Kerala in the
itinerary as Kerala has been frequented by thousands of tourists like no other
states in south India. Temple trails of south India is world famous as temples
located in different states of south India like Rameshwaram, Tirupati Balaji,
Minakshi Temple, Jagganath Temple and Sabri Mala Temple etc are abode to
several Gods and Goddesses but also the architectural grandeur of past time.Goa
and Kerala are paradise for beach lovers that offer best beaches in the world.

Visiting West India:

If you are looking for a desert tour in
India then it is the best part of India to take camel ride journey through
endless deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
states come under western India. Gujarat is regarded as a wealthiest states of
all that offers visit to Somnath Temple, Kachh and Gir Forest tiger reserve.
Rajasthan is dotted with beautiful historical cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur,
Udaipur, Mount Abu showcasing magnificent Forts and Palaces, natural lakes,
hill stations respectively and foremost the deserts of Jaisalmer. Mumbai is situated
in Maharashtra also refers as the commercial capital of India. City itself
offers varied range of tourist attractions such as Getaway of India, Marine
drive, Juhu Beach and an excursion to Ajanta- Ellora caves.

Visiting East India:

Eastern India offers a different flavor than
of other parts of India. Kolkata has an international Airport that operates
several flights to and from Asian countries of Buddhist faith. East India is a
hub for visitors who come to visit Buddhist circuit. Some states in this region
aresituated in Himalayan range such as
Assam,Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, whichoffer agreat landscape, beautiful trails, traditional fairs and festivals,
small handicraft industries can not be seen elsewhere in the world. Tribal
villages are also found in some of the trekking routes in these states.

Visiting Central India:

Central India is well connected by all
the major cities of India by train, flight and road. It is easy to land in
central India from Delhi. The state of Madhya Pradesh is a prime attraction in
this part of India. It is often called as heart of India due to its geographic
location on the map of India. Madhya Pradesh is a second largest state in India
offers incredible cities with unparalleled attractions. It has India’s best wild
life sanctuaries such as Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench and Panna national park
where sighting of tigers are guaranteed that no other wildlife in India can
actually offer. The largest groups of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in
Khajuraho are world renowned for their unique sculptures praised by visitors.
Ujjain is basefor Mahakaleshwar and
Omkareshwar Jyotirlingas.Some of the fascinating cultural cities of central India are Bhopal, Sanchi,
Mandu, Indore, Orchha, Gwalior, Panchmadi, Jabalpur and Shivpuri.

Now imagine how big this country is to
cover through Indian Holidays and
just an article or two can not cover the whole thing but will certainly help
people to prepare their tours to India.